Birthday Card with Flowers

Good day crafty friends! Today I want to share this Birthday Card with Flowers I made following the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches. To make this card I decided to use already stamped flowers from the stash I started back in 2011 of extras. Sometimes I'll just stamp a bunch of additional flowers to use later but then I forget to use them. So, after sorting through the flowers I found three that were stamped with the same ink color and selected them to use on this card. The Pear Pizzazz and Soft Suede leaves were stamped using the Fab Flowers stamp set by Lawn Fawn and die cut with the coordinating dies. Following the sketch I took the literal approach and used polka dots and stripes as shown using paper by Stampin' Up!. The damask background paper is from the Double Dot Damask paper pad by Bo Bunny. The Happy Birthday sentiment is by Print Works Collection and some Nuvo Crystal Drops in Chocolate Fondue was added to the center of the flowers. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps: Anything Goes
• Die Cuttin Divas: Anything Goes
• Simon Says: Anything Goes
• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #477
• Watercooler Wednesday: Anything Goes

Sketch:

Stash of stamped flowers

Many Blessings Card

Happy Tuesday! The last two weeks I was busy sewing and now I find myself behind on making Thanksgiving cards. That is my goal this week... to get as many Thanksgiving cards made as possible. This Many Blessings Card was made using stamps by Taylored Expressions called Pumpkin Bouquet. The image was colored with Copic markers and then die cut with the coordinating Pumpkin Bouquet die. It was then layered onto a die cut pierced oval and scalloped frame from Avery Elle. The damask paper is from the Fall Is In The Air paper pad by Echo Park with a strip of scrap paper down the middle. Since the image is so pretty, I decided not to add any embellishments and just left it simple. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Many Blessings Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Card in Envy: Just Pumpkins
• Simon Says Stamp: Thanks/Thanksgiving
• Sunny Day Crafting: Anything Goes
• Fashionable Stamping: 'Tis the Season' Autumn or Winter

Happy Halloween Throwback Card

Good evening and Happy Halloween! I've been so busy that I didn't have time to make a new Halloween card to share today, so I decided to play along with the Artsy-Craftsy Throwback Thursday challenge. Here is the link to my original post (click here) from May 2012. This is one of the first Halloween cards I made and it's still one of my favorites. In fact, I've never given it away. I look at it every year and just can't part with it. Maybe next year I will make a couple just like it to give away. I'm pretty sure I still have all the original paper in my Halloween paper stash just waiting to be used. Well, thanks for stopping by on this All Hallows' Eve!

Embossed Blossom Card

Hello! I hope you had a great day! I've been rearranging and organizing my craft room. Every inch of the floor has been vacuumed and everything dusted. It's amazing how fast everything goes from clean to cluttered. Oh, well! Later this evening I took a break and made this Embossed Blossom Card for a couple of challenges. The crumb cake card stock was dry embossed using the fancy fan embossing folder by Stampin' Up! and the detail on the perfect plum blossom was heat embossed using a translucent pearlustre embossing powder by Zing!. The crumb cake tulle was accented with a raspberry ripple bow that I stitched in place. I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!!!

 This Embossed Blossom Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The Paper Players: Sketch challenge
• Sunday Stamps: Color challenge 
• Forever Friends: Use ribbon or lace
• Pretty Little Ribbon: Flowers and ribbon

Love Birds Anniversary Card

This Love Birds Anniversary Card was made with three challenges in mind:

• Mojo Monday: Sketch challenge
• The Play Date Cafe: Color challenge
• The Pink Elephant: Wedding/Anniversary theme challenge

Love Birds Anniversary Card Supplies:

• Paper: Midnight Muse card stock by Stampin' Up, Peach and white card stock by Core'dinations, Siver Damask patterned paper by The Paper Studio.
• Stamps: Love Birds (ER1113) by Stampabilities and Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370) by Stampin' Up!
• Inks & Coloring: London Fog by Memento, Midnight Muse by Stampin' Up!, gray and peach colored pencils.
• Other Stuff: Cricut machine, gray ribbon by Essentials, and stampin' dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great day!

With Love Card

One of my favorite colors is purple, but for some reason it doesn't show up in my cards very often.  Well, I decided that needed to change.  This With Love Card was made using a monochrome purple color scheme for the monochrome challenge at Charisma Cardz and I used the sketch from Card Positioning Systems. If I ever have a question about color schemes I like to consult the online color scheme designer. It is super easy to use and can help select colors that go well together.

With Love Card Supplies: Shades of purple cardstock, purple damask patterned paper by The Paper Studio, corner rounder and small flower punch by Creative Memories, 1" circle punch, With Love clear stamp by Hero Arts (CL500, Love Every Day), VersaMark watermark stamp pad, Stampendous! Pearlustre embossing powder in amethyst, velour brads by The Paper Studio, and stampin' dimensionals.

Congratulations Card

There is only one day left to enter the Moxie Fab World Damask & Brocade Challenge.  This congratulations card was made with the Moxie Fab and CAS-ual Fridays bling challenge in mind.  One of my favorite colours in aqua and when paired with black it makes a very classy combination. 

Congratulation Card Directions: 

1. Make card from black cardstock, or use ready made card.  Finished size: 6.25" x 4.5".
2. Trim aqua cardstock slightly smaller than card and adhere.
3. Trim glitter damask paper by Recollections (178562), and off white cardstock; use VersaMark stamp pad to stamp image (97633, floral flourishes by Inkadinkado) and heat emboss with Zing! black glitter finish embossing powder.
4. Stamp sentiment (CL414, classic messages by Hero Arts) with ColorBox blue lagoon chalk ink by Clearsnap. 
5. Punch hole for layered paper flowers, tape the two pieces together, wrap and secure ribbon (Offray, #103676 from Michaels), attach layered paper flowers with brad, and adhere to card. 

 

Count My Blessings Card

This weeks ColourQ challenge stretched my creative abilities.  To participate with this color scheme required a trip to the craft store.  Luckily, I had some pool party and crumb cake cardstock by Stampin' Up! in my stash but the mustard and poppy colors were noticeably absent.   I decided to incorporate a polka dot patterned paper to participate in the paper players challenge this week.  I have to admit I'm a little addicted to card challenges at the moment.  It's so much fun! 

Count My Blessings Card Supplies:  Crumb cake and pool party cardstock by Stampin' Up!, patterned paper from Portrait Collection by Crate Paper (#PT908), patterned paper from Lost & Found Two by Jen Allyson for My Mind's Eye (#LF2065), rubber stamp by Stampabilities (I count you twice, ER1038), real estate punch by EK Success (54-30033), eyelet border punch, blossom punch, mixed bunch stamp set, baker's twine in pool party, classic stampin' pad in pool party and crumb cake, stampin' dimensionals all by Stampin' Up!, and Jolee's rhinestone.

Happy Anniversary Card

Recently I purchased the Mocha Morning designer paper by Stampin' Up! and I was looking for a good occasion to utilize it in a card.  I decided it would make a perfect anniversary card.  This Happy Anniversary Card was made with two challenges in mind.  The damask and brocade challenge from Moxie Fab World and Mojo Monday challenge with sketch MOJO242.

Happy Anniversary Card Supplies:  Recollections pearlized gold folded cards, mocha morning patterned paper by Stampin' Up!, neutral collection cardstock by Stampin' Up!, eyelet border punch by Stampin' Up!, ribbon by The Paper Studio, Cricut machine, Cricut cartridge (Samping, damask image), Xyron create-a-sticker, computer and printer for sentiment, 1.25" scallop punch by Marvy, circle embellishment from Portrait Collection Pack by Crate Paper, and antique brass brad.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Damask Halloween Card

Is it too early for Halloween?  Well, I hope not because I entered this damask Halloween card in the Moxie Fab World damask and brocade challenge.  I love the Haunted Hallows Damask paper by Teresa Collins it's wickedly fun! 


Damask Halloween Card supplies used:  Black  cardstock, patterned paper by Teresa Collins (Haunted Hallows Damask, HH2608), patterned paper by Echo Park (Black Diamonds, BM9009), orange glitter cardstock by Core'dinations (GX-CT240-12), black dotted swiss cardstock by Bazzill Basics, white cardstock, Fiskars paper edgers deckle scissors, ColorBox chalk ink in Blackbird, clear and rubber stamps by Inkadinkado (Happy Halloween sentiment 99477, and cat 95801), Cricut machine for oval shapes, and dimensionals.